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afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts. there is society, there is life. this society is out loudly and moving forward as any other society. it is this that i would like you to remember when you think of afghanistan. a country of 5000 years of history, at least. a country that has produced thinkers, philosophers. a country like other countries, and i can tell you that the most recent suffering will be behind us. a new time is beginning, has already begun. with 2014 coming, your sons and daughters will no longer be burdened with protecting afghanistan. the sons and daughters will take the mantle and m
afghanistan has a banking sector, afghanistan has a strong culture. you've all heard of pomegranates they come from afghanistan. you have heard of grapes. they come from afghanistan. the ones that come from afghanistan, i know you have them in california as well. [laughter] so, ladies and gentlemen, there is a country in afghanistan just like here in america just like the rest of the world. there is wedding and wedding halls, there is music, there is cars honking, there are donkey driven carts....
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there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country. coming up later on in our special report from afghanistan, the terrorist attack against a roots of peace building in kabul. [ siren wails ] you'll hear from a determined roots of peace staff promising to continue its work in spite of the danger. but coming up next, why president ashraf ghani believes agriculture can lead the way to prosperity in his country. ÷h,z/ melted cheddar with crispy hash browns and an egg your way. the thing: now that's a burg--- (explosion) (groans) you want that to go again sweetie? the thing burger. welcome to denn
there are an estimated one million afghanistan. many cannot read, have no job skills, and have up to four children to support. the grape trellising project is tough for them, but has the potential for a higher profit, so they power through it to grow high-quality grapes. it will take some time for afghans to be able to lead ordinary lives. until then, these courageous women want to keep working with roots of peace because they're inspired by heidi kuhn and know they are helping their country....
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we could succeed in afghanistan. if the past eric -- pakistani government does not put their own house in order, there would not be good outcomes. if they do the vote the resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, -- if they do use their resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, then it would be better. what is it worth spending to secure our important but limited and indirect interests in afghanistan that in many ways, the natural intuitive response if if we have limited interest in afghanistan, let us pursue them with limited means and a variety of limited means have become popular many have been discussed but are not limited to shifting from a combat and it's as in afghanistan to one that will fit the primary training of afghan indigenous security forces were switching from a large currency effort in afghanistan to a more counterterrorism strategy based on the use of toronto in pakistan and many others. in the interest of time, i will not go through them all in substantial deta
we could succeed in afghanistan. if the past eric -- pakistani government does not put their own house in order, there would not be good outcomes. if they do the vote the resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, -- if they do use their resources to resolve their own problems with the insurgency, then it would be better. what is it worth spending to secure our important but limited and indirect interests in afghanistan that in many ways, the natural intuitive response if if...
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invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why there were nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was legitimate in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american arrival in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to afghanistan all the afghans who are just for. around the world came back to afghanistan the economic development of ghana's than was was much better during despaired at the presence of the in need to in the united states was illegitimate and accepted by the international community and russia was part of that decision in the security council to send the forces don't forget so this is an entirely different question but when you speak of capacity building the american presence has brought us capacity building get economic and educa
invasion of afghanistan. the people of afghanistan on the mouse laws against that invasion that's why there were nearly eight million refugees in iran and pakistan and the resistance against the soviet union was legitimate in the eyes of the afghan people that's why every afghan was there and fought our come back to this part again the american arrival in afghanistan the refugees came back to afghanistan millions of refugees came back to afghanistan all the jihadi leaders came back to...
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in afghanistan. panelists talked about access to capital, transportation issues and economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs. the center for strategic and international studies host ed this event earlier this week. >> let's get started. i'm dan rundy. we're going to have having a cop ver sags about the private sector in afghanistan. bev w we've been doing a series. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. before that -- we couldn't have done this without tony we thing thanks very much, tony, for everything. i think we're going to have an interesting and constructive conversation today. when i think about people who are qualified for their jobs or the right people at the right time, i can't think of a better person than my friend greg. fz who served both in pakistan and afghanistan has served some of the toughest places in the world united states of america. greg es's a friend, a a patriot, a really qualified individual. thank god he has raised his hand and agreed to do public s
in afghanistan. panelists talked about access to capital, transportation issues and economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs. the center for strategic and international studies host ed this event earlier this week. >> let's get started. i'm dan rundy. we're going to have having a cop ver sags about the private sector in afghanistan. bev w we've been doing a series. we recently hosted abdullah abdullah about two weeks ago. before that -- we couldn't have done this without tony we...
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afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban. oppressing the people, they were using guns and violence against these women. that is a scene we cultivated the last 20 years. it is now growing. my place in the world is before we die, let's continue to help them achieve what we want. we do not want the women of afghanistan to look like the women of the u.s. and europe. we want basic fundamental rights. the right to go to school, to go to work. to be able to have a say in the future of your country and live in a society that is equal. daniel: do the u.s. and other countries have leverage in this situation? if so, what? the u.s. and europe's leverage
afghanistan is a transformed afghanistan, not the afghanistan that the taliban took over in 1986. now you see that when, for instance, last week, and active -- an act of genocide, basically, not only women, but men, protesting in the streets. but women were of course, leading these protests asking for a better afghanistan. i think they deserve for us to stand with them. in afghanistan, everyone has a gun. everybody believes in the use of violence against women, especially the taliban....
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and the private sector of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan, the emirate of afghanistan, at the invitation of the investment of the islamic republic, which has created a lot of education, alhamdulillah, in the first step , you know that in four decades, much less we we saw that the entire width of afghanistan was preserved. of course, one person was ruling in one region and someone was ruling in another region, and we could not make our investment a reality based on a command and a decree. from the perspective of education , it is very good. bureaucracy has been greatly reduced and corruption is known to you that there is no such thing, alhamdulillah, and from the fact that an investor comes to afghanistan to request investment, we asked that there is no need for a single umbrella that wanders from one office to another and when they are displaced and disturbed , they only go to one place, all their plans are recorded it has already been compiled and alhamdulillah, they will be given land if it is for industry, if it is for mining , although the mines that we previously gave
and the private sector of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan, the emirate of afghanistan, at the invitation of the investment of the islamic republic, which has created a lot of education, alhamdulillah, in the first step , you know that in four decades, much less we we saw that the entire width of afghanistan was preserved. of course, one person was ruling in one region and someone was ruling in another region, and we could not make our investment a reality based on a command and a...
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no stranger to afghanistan. last month went back to kabul, negotiating with president karzai over the bilateral security agreement that is absolutely core to protecting the security of afghan women and girls. john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who sp known as "s," standing for secretary of state. and someone who i know sends a strong message just by being here but beyond the words that you will hear of his understanding and commitment, there's a real passion. we have an advocate for the women and girls in afghanistan in secretary john kerry. [ applause ] i think everybody knows that nobody has done more for the cause of wome
no stranger to afghanistan. last month went back to kabul, negotiating with president karzai over the bilateral security agreement that is absolutely core to protecting the security of afghan women and girls. john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and...
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-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman. this is hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. this panel is one hour and 10 minutes. welcome on behalf of u.s. ip. i would like to thank all of you for coming, and our distinguished guests. we also want to thank our panelists for this first panel which is titled "the united states and afghanistan, the longview. view.the long -- the longview." given policy relations of late, there is lots of focus on the security transition and the upcoming political transition in 2014 in particular. i do think in terms of the current discourse in washington, talking about life beyond 2014 is taking a long view. i think that one of the objectives for today is to try to look at future relations between the u.s. and pakistan beyond 2014. there is a longer-term interest in this relationship. i think it is also important that we have a balanced and realistic view in this relationship. that was -- just what we heard from ambassad
-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman. this is hosted by the u.s. institute of peace. this panel is one hour and 10 minutes. welcome on behalf of u.s. ip. i would like to thank all of you for coming, and our distinguished guests. we also want to thank our panelists for this first panel which is titled "the united states and afghanistan, the longview. view.the long -- the longview." given policy relations of late, there is...
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a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the airspace of kabul, and they are doing bad things . mr. abdul latif nazari, deputy minister of economy of afghanistan, had asked them last year, and in this question , i wanted to know how the economic situation of afghanistan has been in the past two years . a fake and false economy that was decorated with the mask of a free market, but in reality it was a mafia process based on drugs and crime, and the foundations and foundations of the economy had been articulated . it was one of the indicators of the economy . internationalization of shatab unit of the world bank is impressive. yes, mr. mousavi
a lot of afghanistan, afghanistan, afghanistan, after the government said that it is in your hands, but that they have the space and land under their control, before hafez, about the plane that crashed in qazvin, one fars day, the civilian deputy who came from herat to kabul, who died in title 450 of this plane whose plane was the government calling us? i didn't know, it means they didn't have the specifications of the ultra-advanced plane. in fact , the americans have an american plane in the...
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and in afghanistan. i will let hamid arsalan handle what the pulse is like, from not average but very informed afghan on what is going on. with that in mind, let me just throw this starting point to the discussion and look forward to churchill's question that the audience's questions. we just had an election at the end of october in afghanistan. there is an enormous amount of hope and courage that was represented by the afghan people in going to the polls. inefficiencies aside, the last few weeks, this has been one of the most anticipated votes in the last five years, the parliamentary elections were two years plus late in the making. the fact that they were held at a starting point is important and the west views that as a milestone albeit not efficient or however else you want to characterize it. the second milestone the west is paying attention to is the presidential election at the end of spring which is another of those that conditional support towards afghanistan is based on achieving certain miles
and in afghanistan. i will let hamid arsalan handle what the pulse is like, from not average but very informed afghan on what is going on. with that in mind, let me just throw this starting point to the discussion and look forward to churchill's question that the audience's questions. we just had an election at the end of october in afghanistan. there is an enormous amount of hope and courage that was represented by the afghan people in going to the polls. inefficiencies aside, the last few...
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leads afghanistan? addd arsalan: let me just -- and my deepest condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if the u.s. were to leave afghanistan, i think afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years. the afghan people have been there all this time. but the fact is that the afghan government, afghan state, right now, we are not in a stage to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force, right now at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources. as you know we have a lot of minerals, but for us to be able to extract t
leads afghanistan? addd arsalan: let me just -- and my deepest condolences on a personal level to the family of the fallen soldiers. but i just want to add one thing that the afghans alongside with their american friends they are fighting this war on terrorism, 20 plus terrorist groups facing on the front lines on a daily basis. there are tens of afghans are losing their lives basically fighting this terrorism, but like ioannis says, their loss is not basically wasted in afghanistan. i mean, if...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia was so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors who we have. working from day one to assure assure our neighbors that the presence of need to a life force in afghanistan is for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country. and so far you have kept it reassuring gordon it would be neat to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia was so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for...
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afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the american -- the past administration, those of us who are involved in this kind of policy discussion owe it to our publics to explain to them the nature of the problem that we are dealing with, how difficult it is going to be to overcome it and why a long-term commitment is essential in afghanistan and more broadly throughout the region. and see if we can't do a better job of being more efficient in how we are applying what is much reduced but a considerable amount of resources to dealing with the problems in afghanistan and the region. we
afghanistan is a part of that effort. it is a place where for better or worse we have a history and a specific background that we have dropp develops over the years. we need to americans like short term solutions but there isn't one to this broader issue that by are trying to deal with. one of the things that i think not just the american government but most of the governments in our coalition have not done an adequate job of explaining this to their own publics. i think we owe it to the...
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we will support the government of afghanistan. we will provide assistance to the afghan national defenses and security forces. along with our partners, we are trained and equipped with a standing force of over 300 afghan personnel today. hundreds of thousands over the past two decades. they will continue to fight on behalf of the afghans at great cost. they will support peace talks as we will, between the governor of afghanistan and the taliban facilitated by the masons. -- nations. we will ask other countries in the region, especially pakistan as well as russia, china, india, turkey. they all have a significant stake in a stable future for afghanistan. our next few months we will also determine what a continued u.s. diplomatic presidents in afghanistan will look like, including howlett ensure the security of our diplomats? many will loudly insist that diplomacy cannot succeed without robust u.s. military presence to stand as leverage. we gave that argument a decade. it has never proved effective. not when we had 98,000 troops in
we will support the government of afghanistan. we will provide assistance to the afghan national defenses and security forces. along with our partners, we are trained and equipped with a standing force of over 300 afghan personnel today. hundreds of thousands over the past two decades. they will continue to fight on behalf of the afghans at great cost. they will support peace talks as we will, between the governor of afghanistan and the taliban facilitated by the masons. -- nations. we will ask...
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this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism and afghanistan, getting the terrorists to stop the attacks, morphed into a counterinsurgency . nationbuilding, trying to unite afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. and for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly, to those who wish america harm, to those who engage with us or our allies, know this. the united states will never rest. we will not forgive, we will not forget. we will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and he will pay the ultimate price. and let me be clear. we will support the afghan people through diplomacy, international influence and humanitarian aid, we will continue to push for diplomacy engagement to prevent violence and instability. we will continue
this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan. it is about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. we saw a mission of counterterrorism and afghanistan, getting the terrorists to stop the attacks, morphed into a counterinsurgency . nationbuilding, trying to unite afghanistan, something that has never been done over many centuries of afghans history. moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and...
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if the united states was to leave afghanistan, afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years and the afghan people had been there all this time. the fact is that the afghanistan government right now, we are not in a state to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force right now, at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources and we have but for us to be able to extract the minerals to pay for our army and police and for our states democracy, we duty basically the support from the united states and other international partners. just recently like a couple of weeks ago in washington, we had a couple of mining agreements that was signed between afghanistan and american companies to be able to extract those minerals out of afghanistan. the level of export in afghanistan has increased significantly because of the -- what the president was able to negotiate and other countries exporting products to india, europe, and china. basically, afghans are trying and they know the
if the united states was to leave afghanistan, afghanistan is not going to go anywhere. afghanistan has been there for 5000 years and the afghan people had been there all this time. the fact is that the afghanistan government right now, we are not in a state to be self-reliant. we don't have a strong economy to be able to support our military force right now, at least in the next few years. afghanistan does have a lot of resources and we have but for us to be able to extract the minerals to pay...
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troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001 terrorist engaged in a jihad, struck our homeland, killing almost 3000 innocent people. by taking the fight to enemies and standing with our partners abroad who need our help, we have prevented another event on a mass scale over the years since. but there are still many organizations that operate in afghanistan and pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is implementing a phased withdrawal of all u.s. troops from afghanistan, one that explicitly ignores conditions on the ground. how have we gotten to this point? what is the current situation on the ground? what should we expect going forward? good terry panetta and general mcmaster both advisors and will discuss these and other questions with my colleague, bradley bowman. secretary panetta served as secretary panetta served as secretary of defense and director of the cia in the obama administration. his public service began in the u.s. army and and 16 years in congress. he is now chairman of the panetta in
troops from afghanistan. on september 11, 2001 terrorist engaged in a jihad, struck our homeland, killing almost 3000 innocent people. by taking the fight to enemies and standing with our partners abroad who need our help, we have prevented another event on a mass scale over the years since. but there are still many organizations that operate in afghanistan and pakistan region. nevertheless, president biden is implementing a phased withdrawal of all u.s. troops from afghanistan, one that...
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persuaded him to come to afghanistan that is why for the ninety years a deal what inside afghanistan that was catastrophic us was was going to suck exactly . the same way they are sometimes going to have become what bush created and that becomes a president that temptation a community interest enough on a son with doing that they can represent the interest of the american left on a sub but when we see the past seventeen years they have not produced they have not deliver there with which is wrong so that is why we didn't get this passed and must change now both president gandhi and president karzai before seemed used to have three d. a good relationship with the washington at the beginning of that terms which seems to have changed by the ad of the times what do you think explains this change of heart on the part of the afghan leadership and why is it so consistent starting on a high note and adding on an old on a low notes but that americans what i do believe deaf to lead issue was not able to deliver on one side by their own dad as they claimed the situation in afghanistan is differe
persuaded him to come to afghanistan that is why for the ninety years a deal what inside afghanistan that was catastrophic us was was going to suck exactly . the same way they are sometimes going to have become what bush created and that becomes a president that temptation a community interest enough on a son with doing that they can represent the interest of the american left on a sub but when we see the past seventeen years they have not produced they have not deliver there with which is...
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science to afghanistan . we must use these capacities that have been created, especially considering the problems caused by the ukraine war. regarding transimon, we are talking about disconnecting the railway line and creating a consortium from the private sector , as you said very well, using the capacities of the private sector is on the first agenda of the representative office, and we are talking about rail in afghanistan and its development by creating a rail concession. as far as the wakhan corridor to china , we are pursuing the issue of connecting the chabahar line to china we are following up on milk and from milk to kandha, which are all infrastructure issues, and we have also come to a mining sector consortium, the presence of our own private sector in the mining sector of afghanistan by creating this consortium, which includes 13 large companies, means especially in the steel sector , we strengthened the steel to use the mineral capacities , especially the iron ore of afghanistan and issues
science to afghanistan . we must use these capacities that have been created, especially considering the problems caused by the ukraine war. regarding transimon, we are talking about disconnecting the railway line and creating a consortium from the private sector , as you said very well, using the capacities of the private sector is on the first agenda of the representative office, and we are talking about rail in afghanistan and its development by creating a rail concession. as far as the...
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-afghanistan. what afghanistan's fear is a return of the large-scale violence of the civil war from 1992 to 1996. each of these groups wanted to be in a position of relative advantage, relative to one another to their potential competition. so they tried to affect the state capture, capture of state institution and functions and brad, when you and i were there together and i had the mission of standing up the counter corruption task force transparency, these groups were driven by a political motive and they were driven to hollow out the institutions we were trying to build because it was the weakness of those institutions with freedom of action and impunity in the ability to build up those power bases. so we never really integrated. what we try to do politically is what we are doing momentarily and then we integrate in self-delusion. and we defined the enemy as we relink them to be. we defined them as completely separate from al qaeda. you know how we know that, because of the great work fdd does.
-afghanistan. what afghanistan's fear is a return of the large-scale violence of the civil war from 1992 to 1996. each of these groups wanted to be in a position of relative advantage, relative to one another to their potential competition. so they tried to affect the state capture, capture of state institution and functions and brad, when you and i were there together and i had the mission of standing up the counter corruption task force transparency, these groups were driven by a political...
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strategy in afghanistan. witnesses include deputy secretary of state john sullivan and assistant defense secretary randall schreiber. this is just under two hours. >> the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. we thank all those in attendance. in rolling out its new south asia strategy last august, the administration underscored the united states hard-fought security gains in afghanistan and reiterated our commitment to helping establish a foundation for political resolution. ofh the recent reports shrinking government control of territory, continued high attrition of afghan forces and deadly attacks in kabul, it is foundation is a long way off. but we are encouraged i the new strategy.- by the new it is approaching the level our force to matter -- force commander requested. our nato a non-nato allies have also reinforced their troop commitments and support to afghan forces through 2020. nicholson says he has what he needs to assist afghans in achieving a sustainable outcome for the region. pr
strategy in afghanistan. witnesses include deputy secretary of state john sullivan and assistant defense secretary randall schreiber. this is just under two hours. >> the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. we thank all those in attendance. in rolling out its new south asia strategy last august, the administration underscored the united states hard-fought security gains in afghanistan and reiterated our commitment to helping establish a foundation for political...
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jobs around afghanistan. it's very tricky especially for women because first of all we need jobs for the afghan people. actually we do have job opportunities with the development project. we have job opportunities for some other companies where they are only coming to work for short-term and afghanistan by the same time we need a sustainable job at creating and establishing and developing the mining their in order to export promotion for jobs and afghanistan. as far as women finding a job i have a personal experience especially when we were implementing a youth project so in 2013 people implemented the project for the first time. we have trained them in different sect errs in finance, marketing, h.r. and finally we understand that most of them want to work in the back office. they never want to work as a marketing person and it's a challenge from the beginning because they didn't know that. the women love to work in the back office rather than a marketing so then we decided to have everything before we select
jobs around afghanistan. it's very tricky especially for women because first of all we need jobs for the afghan people. actually we do have job opportunities with the development project. we have job opportunities for some other companies where they are only coming to work for short-term and afghanistan by the same time we need a sustainable job at creating and establishing and developing the mining their in order to export promotion for jobs and afghanistan. as far as women finding a job i...
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afghanistan. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the rules of procedure, i invite the representative of afghanistan to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration over item two of the agenda. i would like to warmly welcome his excellency the secretary-general gutierrez and would like to give him the floor. excellency, you have the floor. secretary-general gutierrez: your excellency, the world is following the events in afghanistan with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about what lies ahead. all of us have seen images in real time, chaos, unrest, uncertainty, and fear. much life is in the balance. the progress, the hopes, the dreams of a generation of young afghan women, men, girls, and . we are asking the taliban to exercise the utmost restraint to protect lives and make sure humanitarian needs can be met. it has forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. the capital city has seen a huge influx of people from provinces ar
afghanistan. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the rules of procedure, i invite the representative of afghanistan to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration over item two of the agenda. i would like to warmly welcome his excellency the secretary-general gutierrez and would like to give him the floor. excellency, you have the floor. secretary-general gutierrez: your excellency, the world is following the events in...
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we have invested a lot in afghanistan. i think we should have an honest and clear assessment of what went wrong and what we achieved. i will initiate that as soon as possible. exactly how that will be done, i will have to come back to that. it has brought support from allies for the assessment of the engagement to learn lessons and learn so we draw the right lessons from afghanistan. i have a humble approach. when we see the challenges, the crisis we are facing in afghanistan there are some serious lessons to be learned after two decades in afghanistan for nato. the message from all allies, the united states and what is reflected in the statement from foreign ministers today is the same. that the government, the rulers, the taliban in kabul and afghanistan, they need to live up to their international commitments. to not harbor support for international terrorist organizations like al qaeda and isis, to respect human rights, including the rights of women, and also to give free passage to people so they can leave the country
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strategy in afghanistan. the committee heard from former u.s.b ambassadors to afghanista and pakistan as well as afghanistan's former interior minister. tennessee senator bob corker chairs the foreign relations committee. >> foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here and certainly all of our committee members. i think in lieu of reading my normal opening statement, i just want to make a general statement. and that is that yesterday we had a classified briefing. what we hear in classified briefings about the direction and signals and all the things that are occurring in afghanistan directly contradict some of the rosy public statements that are made about what is happening within the country. i think it's actually alarmingw to go to a classified session and then to hear reports about thosef?f;?ju(uáárjjr' the armed services committee itself. so, with that backdrop, i just want to say to each of you, all of usñ94Ñ obviously want our na to be successful. in
strategy in afghanistan. the committee heard from former u.s.b ambassadors to afghanista and pakistan as well as afghanistan's former interior minister. tennessee senator bob corker chairs the foreign relations committee. >> foreign relations committee will come to order. we want to thank our witnesses for being here and certainly all of our committee members. i think in lieu of reading my normal opening statement, i just want to make a general statement. and that is that yesterday we had...
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afghanistan. if they sit down with the chamber of commerce, you not just hear about how many people are killed or how about the security is. people need to see the real afghanistan that is out there. it is going to take some time and some changes in procedure to allow americans better exposure to what the afghan people have to offer. >> i am is visiting scholar. >> from khuzistan. >> yes. -- from a news pakistan. >> is. -- yes. if you read articles in the united states and other countries, they expressed doubt about the achievable goals in afghanistan. how realistic are your goals? there is quite a complicated democratic and civil society within afghanistan. >> i do not expect the international community to come to afghanistan to build democracy in afghanistan. that is not part of the mission. the mission is to defeat terror. the mission is to prevent the imposition of terror and tyranny. it is not to build democracy. we do have to build a pluralistic society in afghanistan. that is what the afgha
afghanistan. if they sit down with the chamber of commerce, you not just hear about how many people are killed or how about the security is. people need to see the real afghanistan that is out there. it is going to take some time and some changes in procedure to allow americans better exposure to what the afghan people have to offer. >> i am is visiting scholar. >> from khuzistan. >> yes. -- from a news pakistan. >> is. -- yes. if you read articles in the united states...
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mission in afghanistan and investing everything that we can to support the wider area around afghanistan, and to do everything that we can to avert a humanitarian crisis. mr. speaker, it is almost 20 years since the united states suffered the most catastrophic attack on its people since the second world war, in which 67 british citizens also lost their lives, at the hands of murderous terrorist groups incubated in afghanistan. in response, nato invoked article 5 of its treaty for the first and only time in its history, and the united kingdom, among others, joined america in going into afghanistan on a mission to extirpate al-qaeda in that country, and to do whatever we could to stabilise afghanistan, in spite of all the difficulties and challenges we knew that we would face. and we succeeded in that core mission. i will give way to my honorable friend. mr. ellwood: does the prime minister agree that we are ceding back the country to the very insurgency that we went in to defeat in the first place, and that the reputation of the west to support for democracies around the world has suffere
mission in afghanistan and investing everything that we can to support the wider area around afghanistan, and to do everything that we can to avert a humanitarian crisis. mr. speaker, it is almost 20 years since the united states suffered the most catastrophic attack on its people since the second world war, in which 67 british citizens also lost their lives, at the hands of murderous terrorist groups incubated in afghanistan. in response, nato invoked article 5 of its treaty for the first and...
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afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review act which seeks to resolve some of the habeas issues. to talk about that bill, afghanistan, and anything else he would like to talk about, let me welcome senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> without food, i would have been worried. if you came here to figure out how al green paid his filing fee in south carolina or whether or not it is a good idea to dabble in witchcraft, whether obama was born in america, or whether the dream act will help senator harry reid in the upcoming election, you have come to
afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention...
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strategy in afghanistan. the political and economic structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. this is 90 mince. >> okay. we're going to get started. i'm dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. we're here to talk about nonmilitary components of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. i think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact president trump and the trump administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without time lines and doubling down on a commitment to a great cause. the fact there are 3 million girls in school, a whole lot at stake in afghanistan, not just our security but moral component as well. there's a lot of progress that doesn't get a lot of coverage. for us to risk letting that go would be high. it's been a privilege to work with my friend ambassador wayne, who is the former coordinator. we've done a number of things with ambassador wayne. so we've got a very good to cover the issu
strategy in afghanistan. the political and economic structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. this is 90 mince. >> okay. we're going to get started. i'm dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. we're here to talk about nonmilitary components of u.s. strategy in afghanistan. i think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact president trump and the trump administration has come forward with a...
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-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman along with former deputy assistant defense secretary for afghanistan, pakistan and central asia david sedney. >> i would also like to thank all of you for coming, thinking artist in which guests, ambassador dobbins in particular. would also our panelists for this first panel which is titled the united states and afghanistan, the longview. i think it's only in a town like d.c. that we can talk about looking beyond 2014 that is a long view. but given the tendency to have a quite our reactive u.s.-afghanistan policy and relation certainly of late, there's lots of focus indeed on the security transition in the upcoming political transition in 2014 in particular. i do think in terms of the current discourse in washington, talking about life beyond 2014 in afghanistan is taking a long view. i think one of the objectives in this for today is really to try to look at the future relations between u.s. and pakistan bey
-afghanistan relations. speakers include former special representative for afghanistan marc grossman along with former deputy assistant defense secretary for afghanistan, pakistan and central asia david sedney. >> i would also like to thank all of you for coming, thinking artist in which guests, ambassador dobbins in particular. would also our panelists for this first panel which is titled the united states and afghanistan, the longview. i think it's only in a town like d.c. that we can...
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afghanistan. it was just weeks, weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2970 seven innocent souls, that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon, and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. promise that it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks planned from afghanistan. the objective was clear, the cause was just. supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, in 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war in afghanistan. i flew to afghanistan to the kunar valley, a rugged, mountainous reon the board we are pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction that only the afghans had the right and respon
afghanistan. it was just weeks, weeks after the terrorist attack on our nation that killed 2970 seven innocent souls, that turned lower manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon, and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. promise that it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks planned from afghanistan. the objective was clear, the cause was just....
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interests that are in afghanistan. the president's strategy is aimed at the former interests mainly to ensure those trabl regions straddling afghanistan and pakistan... keep in mind, when the president does his strategy, he can look at theñr region when the commander does his strategy, he's limited towards just looking at afghanistan. but the president's strategy and the president's policy aims were to deny al qaeda and other transnational terror groups the use of those tribal areas that straddle the line between afghanistan and pakistan. >> rose: so he or you would define winning as? >> the denial of enemy his objectives so in that case what we're trying to do is we're trying to create some sort of lasting situation in afghanistan whereby afghanistan is inhospitable and is not able to be used by al qaeda to plot attacks against the united states. >> rose: you and others have said there are lots of problems over there in doing this. i think general petraeus has said we've been losing the war over the last year or two.
interests that are in afghanistan. the president's strategy is aimed at the former interests mainly to ensure those trabl regions straddling afghanistan and pakistan... keep in mind, when the president does his strategy, he can look at theñr region when the commander does his strategy, he's limited towards just looking at afghanistan. but the president's strategy and the president's policy aims were to deny al qaeda and other transnational terror groups the use of those tribal areas that...
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we are all shocked by what happened in afghanistan. it is not good news for afghanistan. it is not good news for europe. i feel especially for women in girls in afghanistan here for -- afghanistan who fear for their lives. we have to think broader on all the afghans who are now fearing for their lives. we need to discuss in this european parliament, and i'm happy to discuss today, but i think we also sued -- should discuss it deeply. because i'm absolutely sure will be a new migration crisis. they must be prepared for migration into europe. we are not looking at it like we did in 2015. i am also worried that the taliban has taken over in afghanistan, about if it's a basis for terrorists again. i think we also need to discuss it on the security level. for me, we should take lessons out of this crisis. every crisis is an opportunity. there are two cases that are very much important. first of all, let's take more steps forward toward a defense union, into a real european army. it is crucial that we take that step in the next months, not years. if you look at the people who w
we are all shocked by what happened in afghanistan. it is not good news for afghanistan. it is not good news for europe. i feel especially for women in girls in afghanistan here for -- afghanistan who fear for their lives. we have to think broader on all the afghans who are now fearing for their lives. we need to discuss in this european parliament, and i'm happy to discuss today, but i think we also sued -- should discuss it deeply. because i'm absolutely sure will be a new migration crisis....
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mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and his briefing, as well as the ambassador and mr. isaczai for his remarks. the situation in afghanistan is extremely serious. over the last few weeks, amidst an ongoing violent conflict, the national security and defense forces of the country collapsed almost in their entirety. over the last 24 to 48 hours, the leadership of the central government has disintegrated. the country and its population are now facing a multilayered crisis of very significant proportion. suffering and hardship because of violent conflict, drough
mission in afghanistan. the efforts of the mission are now more important than ever as is the safety and security of their staff. thank you. president tirumurti: i thank the representative of estonia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of norway. you have the floor, please. mr. kvalheim: thank you, mr. president. and thank you for calling this emergency meeting on the situation in afghanistan. i also would like to thank the secretary-general for his participation and...
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in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on the threats we face today in 2021, not yesterday's threats. today, the terrorist threat has metastasized well beyond afghanistan. somalia, the arabian peninsula, isis attempting to take root in syria and iraq. these threats warrant our attention and are -- our resources. we conduct counterterrorist missions in mobile countries were we don't have permanent military presence. if necessary, we will do the same in afghanistan. we have developed counterterrorism over the rise in capability that will allow us to keep
in afghanistan. we never give up the hunt for osama bin laden and we got him. that was a decade ago. our mission in afghanistan was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy. we were only preventing a terrorist attack on american homeland. i have argued for many years that our mission should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nationbuilding. that is why i opposed the surge, the one proposed in 2009 when i was vice president. i am adamant that we focus on...
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as it relates to afghanistan. and i'm quoting from your testimony, the test will be whether pakistan takes concrete actions not only to support reconciliation but to reduce the ability of the taliban in the haqqani network to plan and launch operations from pakistan which greatly diminishes the prospects for real negotiations. to understate it we have a complicated relationship with pakistan. what can the united states do in its bilateral with pakistan to further the prospects for reconciliation and peace in afghanistan? >> well, senator, congratulations for putting your finger on exactly the most vexing question that immediately comes to the fore when you're talking about how to bring an end to the conflict. and this is something that now that i'm out of government that i want to use my current position with the atlantic council to see if we can develop some fresh thinking about. as somebody who sat in kabul for 3 1/2 years knowing that every day that i was there somebody from pakistan was trying to kill the peop
as it relates to afghanistan. and i'm quoting from your testimony, the test will be whether pakistan takes concrete actions not only to support reconciliation but to reduce the ability of the taliban in the haqqani network to plan and launch operations from pakistan which greatly diminishes the prospects for real negotiations. to understate it we have a complicated relationship with pakistan. what can the united states do in its bilateral with pakistan to further the prospects for...
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in afghanistan.for too long our strategy inafghanistan has been lose . meanwhile, the risk to american afghan forces has only grown worse as the charge threat has intensified. the caliban has grown more legal and it is territorial control and inflicted heavy casualties onafghan forces. in october, the taliban lost multiple concurrent offenses , seriously threatened for provincial capitals, while afghan forces for the us support successfully defended those capitals. the taliban seized the initiative, kept the pressure on afghan forces and captured new ground. in afghanistan as we have seen elsewhere around the world, as america has pulled back, vacuums have opened up and be in and filled by more of our enemies. al qaeda and the hook on a network continued to threaten our interest in afghanistan and beyond. isis is trying to carveout another safe haven from which it can plan and execute attacks. randall is reportedly arming and funding the taliban. as if the situation were not complicated enough, russi
in afghanistan.for too long our strategy inafghanistan has been lose . meanwhile, the risk to american afghan forces has only grown worse as the charge threat has intensified. the caliban has grown more legal and it is territorial control and inflicted heavy casualties onafghan forces. in october, the taliban lost multiple concurrent offenses , seriously threatened for provincial capitals, while afghan forces for the us support successfully defended those capitals. the taliban seized the...
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afghanistan society.■e■e) hinges will have toig tell us whether that was ever possible to do. clearly we failed to do it. we then had president trump, who promised the american people that we'd get withdrawal before the election,■ing to do the withgradual after the election because there's no such thing as an orderlye circumstan. we did not have an from saigon. our military complex told us we would have an order liquor withdrawal because they believed that since the afghan army could fight the after ofaliban for five to six months, that they could. champ was not true. of course, there was a disorderly withdrawal and then we have the attacks on the other side saying somehow we should comb influence afghanistan and taken our weapons back from the d to continue holding them but do it all with no american casualties so we left. we now have very limited power at all. we care more about the afgha people and the alban -- taliban. certainly on behalf of the afghan people who are women. we can threat on the
afghanistan society.■e■e) hinges will have toig tell us whether that was ever possible to do. clearly we failed to do it. we then had president trump, who promised the american people that we'd get withdrawal before the election,■ing to do the withgradual after the election because there's no such thing as an orderlye circumstan. we did not have an from saigon. our military complex told us we would have an order liquor withdrawal because they believed that since the afghan army could...
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al qaeda's base of operations was in afghanistan. where they were harbored by the taliban, a ruthless, repressive and radical movement that seized control of that country after it was ravaged by years of soviet occupation and civil war and after the attention of america and our friends had turned elsewhere. just days after 9/11, congress authorized the use of force against al qaeda and those who harbored them. an authorization that continues to this day. the vote in the senate was 98-0. the vote in the house was 420-1. for the first time in its history, the north atlantic treaty organization invoked article 5, the commitment that says an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. and the united nations security council endorsed the use of all necessary steps to respond to the 9/11 attacks. america, our allies and the world were acting as one. to destroy al qaeda's terrorist network and to protect our common security. under the banner of this domestic unity and international legitimacy, and only after the taliban refused to turn
al qaeda's base of operations was in afghanistan. where they were harbored by the taliban, a ruthless, repressive and radical movement that seized control of that country after it was ravaged by years of soviet occupation and civil war and after the attention of america and our friends had turned elsewhere. just days after 9/11, congress authorized the use of force against al qaeda and those who harbored them. an authorization that continues to this day. the vote in the senate was 98-0. the...
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., «i , , afghanistan. mr speaker, firstly can i -a m afghanistan. mr speaker, firstly can i pay my respect _ afghanistan. mr speaker, firstly can i pay my respect to _ afghanistan. mr speaker, firstly can i pay my respect to all _ afghanistan. mr speaker, firstly can i pay my respect to all those - i pay my respect to all those military personnel who lost their lives. all those who are still under the trauma of mental health, all those who are still suffering from lifelong injuries that were sustained and all those diplomats, all those journalists and 69,000 afghanistan who have lost their lives during the last 20 years. —— afghan soldiers. we went into afghanistan in 2001 to say to the people, we are going to get rid of this military, this medieval regime and we are going to bring you up to speed on what we believe your living standards, your education and your living systems and style should be. we promised all those men and women that they could move forward. they could bejudges, politicians, could be judges, politicians, teachers. could beju
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taxpayers have done for afghanistan. a special tribute is always in order to all of the families and all of those fallen heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of democracy, in the cause of freedom, in the cause of fighting global terrorism. the question will be is the fight over. no. unfortunately, if you look at in the past, you know, 15 years after 9/11 how the ecology, pathology, and morphology of terrorism has really changed. if you look at its ecology, how we're dealing with networks of terror and networks of illicit activity. we're talking about drug trade from human trafficking to trafficking of antiquities to terrorism, and all of these organizations have been working far more efficiently than we would like to see governments work. secondly, when you look at the pathology of these organizations, you start from al qaeda all the way to daesh, how that whole pathology that when you look at groups whose only interest is destruction, whose only interest is denial of peoples' rights, and if you look arou
taxpayers have done for afghanistan. a special tribute is always in order to all of the families and all of those fallen heroes that made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of democracy, in the cause of freedom, in the cause of fighting global terrorism. the question will be is the fight over. no. unfortunately, if you look at in the past, you know, 15 years after 9/11 how the ecology, pathology, and morphology of terrorism has really changed. if you look at its ecology, how we're dealing with...
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afghanistan. nor is it our responsibility. we should not use our troops to prop up a corrupt government. it's simply not good to sacrifice more lives and more money on this war. we must rethink our policy. if we do not we are doomed to failure and to further loss of american lives. in late 2001, we undertook a justified military action in afghanistan in response to the attacks of 9/11. and with moral clarity and singular focused, we destroyed the al qaeda camps, drove the taliban from power and pursued the perpetrators of mass terrorism. i supported that action. today, however, our presence in afghanistan has become counterproductive. we are bogged down the longstanding war of feuding afghanistan of different tribes, classes and regions whose goals have little to do with our own. moreover, our very presence in afghanistan is fueled at the rising insurgency and embolden those who impose intervention or occupation of any kind who see us as foreign invaders. in seeking security and stability in afgha
afghanistan. nor is it our responsibility. we should not use our troops to prop up a corrupt government. it's simply not good to sacrifice more lives and more money on this war. we must rethink our policy. if we do not we are doomed to failure and to further loss of american lives. in late 2001, we undertook a justified military action in afghanistan in response to the attacks of 9/11. and with moral clarity and singular focused, we destroyed the al qaeda camps, drove the taliban from power and...
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--you know, the afghanistan afghanistan's ethnicity is polyglot but one of the largest groups of the e posh tunes stica distinctive language and the ashtunn emerged from p areas. especially refugee camps that also the tribal areas. taliban.o they were indigenous. they were not international terrorists or militants. among them were the uzbek's andd the arabs and the other groups thatat migrated to afghanistan n order to participate in an international uprising against the united states and its allies. the relationship between the telegram and al qaeda was never clearly understood. there was no agreement and the u.s. system about how to understand that relationship. there were some, and this is a recurring theme in directorate s , you get in the situation room and that all of the intelligence on the t table. they have e these long argument. is the taliban the same as al qaeda? they go to these education sessions. ns of,s where the pashtuyn these are the arabs. substantive arguments. they are not the same, but they have sometimes accommodating relations with one another. the big differe
--you know, the afghanistan afghanistan's ethnicity is polyglot but one of the largest groups of the e posh tunes stica distinctive language and the ashtunn emerged from p areas. especially refugee camps that also the tribal areas. taliban.o they were indigenous. they were not international terrorists or militants. among them were the uzbek's andd the arabs and the other groups thatat migrated to afghanistan n order to participate in an international uprising against the united states and its...